Case Study: moving towards an e-health platform to store NHS patient Information in the cloud.

Buchanan, William J; Fan, Lu; Ekonomou, Elias; Lo, Owen; Thuemmler, Christoph

Abstract

Case Study: Moving Towards an e-health Platform to Store NHS Patient Information in the Cloud The NHS pilot scheme to store patient information in the Cloud How can the health sector can gain greater value from its infrastructure by moving services into the cloud Harnessing maximum benefits out of cloud computing What will make cloud services compelling for every NHS organisation? Increasing operational efficiency and reducing costs in the health sector Providing NHS patients with complete control over their medical records and the power to decide who can access their data Overcoming the security and confidentiality problems

Citation

Buchanan, W. J., Fan, L., Ekonomou, E., Lo, O., & Thuemmler, C. (2012, February). Case Study: moving towards an e-health platform to store NHS patient Information in the cloud. Paper presented at Cloud Computing in the Public Sector: The Way Forward

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: Cloud Computing in the Public Sector: The Way Forward
• Start Date: Feb 21, 2012
• End Date: Feb 21, 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Deposit Date: Apr 12, 2012
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 31, 2012
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: e-Health; security; patient information; National Health Service; cloud computing
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5115